Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (14: 1, 7-11) in which Jesus, dining at the house of a prominent Pharisee, advises via the parable of a wedding feast, that when you are a guest do not take the place of honour for a person more distinguished than you may have [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (6: 12-19) in which Jesus spent the whole night in prayer before gathering his disciples the next morning to announce those whom he had chosen to be Apostles. Afterwards, Fr Paul shares a little about Apostles, Saint Simon and St Jude, whose feasts we [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 31-35) in which Jesus says of Jerusalem, ‘How often have I have longed to gather your children, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you refused ’. Fr Paul says, this Gospel is full on about the destiny of Jesus. [...]
Fr Paul Gooley reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 22-30) in which Jesus says, in answer to a question about who will be saved, ‘try your best to enter by the narrow door because I tell you many will try to enter and will not succeed’.In today’s Gospel, Fr Paul says, Jesus [...]
Fr Paul Gooley returns today and reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 18-21) in which Jesus compares the Kingdom of God to a tiny mustard seed that grows into a tree and to the role of yeast in making bread.Today, Fr Paul says, we hear that before Jesus leaves Galilee and begins [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 10-17) in which Jesus cures a woman on Sabbath.Among the serious reasons why Jesus was condemned by the Jewish leaders was about the Sabbath laws. Fr Prodencio says our gospel story today is one of the [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (13: 1-9) in which Jesus tells the parable of the Fig tree where the gardener asks the owner of the Vineyard to ‘Leave the fig tree one more year’.Fr Prodencio notes that, during the time of Jesus, [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 54-59) in which Jesus says to the crowds, ‘You do not know how to interpret these times’.Fr Prodencio says there is no doubt that with the advancement in science and technology over the years, we have [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 49-53) in which Jesus tells his disciples, ‘I have come to bring fire to the earth and how I wish it was blazing already’.In a community where there exists an established strong set of beliefs already, [...]
Fr Prodencio Bognay, Assistant Priest at St Agnes’ Catholic Parish, reads from the Gospel of Luke (12: 39-48) in which Jesus tells his followers to stand ready for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.Fr Prodencio says our Gospel story today somehow provides us with a mental [...]